lol I brought up the school ranking just to say the school doesn't need to change to get applicants and that I'm impressed they chose to change. The ranking is based on a lot of criteria like research, graduation rate etc. Although I wouldn't take the rankings to heart, I'm pretty sure it's not just some anonymous opinion poll. Plus from the people I've spoke to, people get interested in UT for the ranking but end up deciding to accept offers because of the positive interactions with previous students. I think UT is a solid Texas school just like A&M, UH, Tech etc. Sure there is no Texas NAPLEX, but you're more likely to have connections in Texas for jobs if you're from a Texas pharmacy school. I also think it's important to think about where you want to practice when you decide on a professional school because you can start to understand the region while you go to school. Sure, it's not crucial; but I like to interact with people from the region I'd like to practice in before I start to practice.
By the way, you just lost credibility because you called a whole city arrogant. Wow judgmental much? And for your information, some of us find Austin interesting because there are always opportunities to be creative like learning how to screen print, hat making etc. And people are generally accepting of personal style differences (like dying your hair pink etc). Austin is not just about live music and bars.
